'A top State Department official who has served since the beginning of President Trump's presidency has quit over Trump's handling of the nationwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd and police brutality, The Washington Post reported.
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor turned in her resignation on Thursday, according to the Post.
“Moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life, and mold your character," Taylor wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a letter obtained by the Post. "The President’s comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and Black Americans cut sharply against my core values and convictions. I must follow the dictates of my conscience and resign as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.”'
(The Hill)
'The President responded with an early morning cascade of tweets, one of which read: 'I call her Scary Hairy Mary. She's just a girl, a loser, and has got cooties.''